Dinwoodie Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dinwoodie Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Dinwoodie (Dumfries), c. 1500 Dunwedy [Gaelic dún, a hill: the second element is doubtful]

Dinwoodie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Scotland1951:27,4552,927
England1771:314,79123,605
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Wales391:79,3476,699
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2151:17,4101,843
England981:248,72818,134
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Dinwoodie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Dinwoodie (Dumfries), c. 1500 Dunwedy [Gaelic dún, a hill: the second element is doubtful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) One who came from the lands of Dinwoodie (hill with the shrubs), in Dumfriesshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Dnmfries.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dinwoodie Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dinwoodie Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dinwoodie is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinwoodie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dinwoodie is the 338,992nd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Dinwoodie is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dinwoodie reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dinwoodie is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States it is most common in: Rhode Island, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Scotland, where 18 percent are found.

Dinwoodie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dinwoodie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dinwoodie surname expanded 1,558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 780 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dinwoodie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dinwoodie last name are 1.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Dinwoodie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 243.81% more than the national average, earning R 817,032 per year; in United States they earn 33.3% more than the national average, earning $57,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $49,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinwoodey8927/
Dinwoddie892/
Denwoodie891/
Dinwoodid891/
Dimwoodie890/
Dinwoody8240/
Denwoody713/
Dimwoody710/
Denboddie671/
Dimbodi6327/
Dhnwade6314/
Denwody630/
Dhnvade507/
Dimbade501/

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